During Tuesday’s arraignment, District Attorney Scot Leaders argued a substantial bail amount was necessary to protect the public. Also, Herrick is a flight risk, Leaders said.

The state noted a prior offense involving a weapon, but said the defendant had no felonies.

Public Defender William Taylor asked the court to set bail at a reasonable amount and argued the added requirement of a third-party custodian should reduce the bail’s amount.

There were three alleged victims of Herrick’s offenses, said Bauman, and a grand jury decided it had heard sufficient evidence to charge him. A larger bail was appropriate, he said.

A friend of Herrick’s who declined to give his name inquired how he could find a bail bondsman on the Peninsula, but the court offered little advice.

The court scheduled an omnibus hearing for Jan. 25 at the Kenai Courthouse. Herrick’s trial was scheduled for the week of Feb. 25 in Homer.

Troopers on Friday arrested Herrick after a chance encounter at the Anchor Point Grocery Store. Trooper Daniel Brom stopped to get a snack at the grocery store on the Old Sterling Highway at 10:24 p.m. Brom noticed a bald man sitting in the passenger seat of the truck next to his patrol car. The man attempted to hide his face, troopers reported.

The trooper identified Herrick, who left the truck and entered an adjacent liquor store. He called for backup, and two troopers arrested Herrick following a brief scuffle.

Herrick allegedly raised his fists at the troopers and resisted being handcuffed. When troopers pinned Herrick on the ground with his hands beneath him, Brom attempted to pull Herrick’s hands out; Herrick said, “You’re going to have to work for them.”

Troopers found a knife, bullets and two handgun magazines on Herrick, they reported.